Stars and solar physics Research update Can stars become only so big? New research puts an upper limit on the mass of stars Read article: Can stars become only so big?
Lasers Research update Laser pioneer scoops religion prize Charles Townes wins Templeton prize for examining the boundaries between science and religion
Constants and units Research update New look for the kilogram Physicists want the kilogram to be defined in terms of fundamental constants
Stars and solar physics Research update Atom bomb designer dies Hans Bethe, who helped develop the atomic bomb and worked out how stars shine, has died aged 98
Ultrafast science Research update Total reflection doubles up French physicists follow in the footsteps of Newton and Wigner Read article: Total reflection doubles up
Plasma physics Research update Bubbles feel the heat Plasma state seen in sonoluminescence experiment Read article: Bubbles feel the heat
Telescopes and space missions Research update Galaxies break new records Two teams of astronomers go further than ever before
Optics and photonics Research update Antimatter performs optical gymnastics The philosopher William James once said that “if you wish to upset the law that all crows are black, you must not seek to show that none of them are – it is enough to produce a single whit... Read article: Antimatter performs optical gymnastics
Quantum optics Research update New look for classic experiment Lasers create double slits in time not space Read article: New look for classic experiment
Soft matter and liquids Research update Bacteria turn to chemistry Ions influence growth rates in a specific way Read article: Bacteria turn to chemistry
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